The information available here is about the usual: a "source" says that Apple and the carrier du jour have closed a deal, which will include revenue sharing. In this case, T-Mobile has supposedly signed a deal to carry the iPhone in Germany, with O2 and Orange carrying the device in the UK and France, respectively. According to the source, the announcement is due "next week," which tails quite nicely with the event on the 18th.

Sure, we're not seeing anything new, but I think we are seeing the rumors begin to converge. The previous rumors also included the above carriers, which either means the rumor mills aren't very creative, or that T-Mobile, O2, and Orange might actually be involved (after all, when the rumors begin repeating themselves, that usually tells us something). Once you add in things like a purported T-Mobile print ad for the iPhone (with 3G), the buzz is finally starting to point at specific carriers and dates. With any luck, we'll find out next week, so keep your fingers crossed for an iPhone announcement on Tuesday.

Update: According to Gizmodo, reliable sources have confirmed that the September 18th event will be used for the UK launch of the iPhone, which will arrive in "mid-to-late October." It's unclear if the event will include the announcement of other iPhone Europe details, but I don't see why it wouldn't.